Psychology Exam Study Guide: Goals, Neurons, Motivation, Stress, and More - Prof. Cathleen, Study notes of Psychology

Download Psychology Exam Study Guide: Goals, Neurons, Motivation, Stress, and More - Prof. Cathleen and more Study notes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM #1 CHAPTER 1: Goals of psychology Characteristics of critical thinking Types of descriptive research (5) Naturalistic vs. laboratory observation Observer bias What a representative sample is Correlation coefficients Positive vs. negative correlations What makes the experimental method different from descriptive research Independent vs. dependent variables The placebo effect & control groups Experimenter bias (Clever Hans) Double-blind studies CHAPTER 2: Parts of the neuron & their functions Components of the CNS Structures of the brain & their functions Lobes of the brain & their functions The story of Phineas Gage How the two hemispheres are joined The “four F’s of survival” Broca’s aphasia vs. Wernicke’s aphasia Primary visual cortex vs. the auditory cortex The brain’s plasticity CHAPTER 10: How motivation is defined Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation How instinct is defined The Yerkes-Dodson Law Maslow’s hierarchy The need for achievement Primary drives Functions of the LH vs. the VMH Hunger cues Set-point theory Bulimia vs. anorexia nervosa The root of the word emotion Theories of emotion (4) Display rules What the polygraph measures CHAPTER 12: How stress is defined Conflicts Predictable vs. unpredictable stressors How most people handle catastrophes like 9/11/2001 PTSD The General Adaptation Syndrome Primary vs. secondary appraisal Coping (3 kinds) The effects of stress